SUMMER AUTHOR LISTS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING FIRST

THROUGH THIRD GRADES

SUMMER 2008

Summer reading is an enjoyable experience designed to keep reading skills active. Our goal is

for your child to read enjoyable material frequently during these summer weeks. Research has shown

that the best way to improve reading skills is to READ – and the material being read should not be so

challenging that the enjoyment of reading is quelled. The following is a list of suggested authors.

Other authors that a child enjoys are certainly appropriate. Difficulty of reading levels varies from

author to author and book to book.

Students should be prepared to share books they read during the summer.

Choose any books by the following authors:

Aardema, Verna

Adler, David

Aliki

Anno, Mitsumasa

Asch, Frank

Aylesworth, Jim

Baylor, Byrd

Blume, Judy

Bond, Michael

Brett, Jan

Bridwell, Norman

Brown, Marc

Brown, Margaret Wise

Bunting, Eve

Burton, Virginia

Carle, Eric

Catling, Patrick

Christopher, Matt

Cleary, Beverly

Cohen, Barbara

Cole, Joanna

Colver, Anne

Conford, Ellen

Cooney, Barbara

Crews, Donald

Danzinger, Paula

Day, Alexandra

De Paola, Tomie

Delton, Judy

Dorros, Arthur

Egielski, Richard

Ehlert, Lois

Flack, Marjorie

Fox, Mem

Freeman, Don

Frisbee, John

Fritz, Jean

Gag, Wanda

Galdone, Paul

Ghigna, Charles

Gibbons, Gail

Giff, Patricia Reilly

Graff, Stewart

Grahame, Kenneth

Gutman, Dan

Henkes, Kevin

Hoban, Lillian

Hoban, Russell

Hoffman, Mary

Hurwitz, Johanna

Hutchins, Pat

Kasza, Keiko

Keats, Ezra Jack

Kellogg, Steven

Kessler, Leonard

Klein, Abby

Kline, Suzy

Leedy, Loreen

Lionni, Leo

Lobel, Arnold

London, Jonathan

MacDonald, Betty

MacLachlan, Patricia

McCloskey, Robert

McGovern, Ann

McKissack, Patricia

McMillan, Bruce

Marshall, James

Martin, Bill

Mayer, Mercer

McPhail, David

Minarik, Else

Numeroff, Laura

Osborne, Mary Pope

Pallotta, Jerry

Parish, Peggy

Park, Barbara

Peet, Bill

Peterson, John

Pilkey, Dav

Polacco, Patricia

Potter, Beatrix

Preller, James

Prelutsky, Jack

Rathmann, Peggy

Roy, Ron

Rylant, Cynthia

Sachar, Louis

Scieszka, Jon

Selsam, Millicent

Sendak, Maurice

Seuss, Dr.

Shannon, David

Silverstein, Shel

Simon, Seymour

Sobol, Donald

Spier, Peter

Star, Nancy

Steig, William

Stevenson, Augusta

Sueling, Barbara

Van Allsburg, Chris

Waber, Bernard

Warner, Gertrude

Wells, Rosemary

Williams, Vera

Wood, Audrey

Yolen, Jane

Zion, Gene

Zolotow, Charlotte